Albert Victor Jenkerson

A Private with the 2nd Battalion, Albert died on 24th of May 1940 aged 21. 

Albert was born at Lowestoft on 24 February 1919, a son of son of Edward John and Florence Beatrice Jenkerson. He was baptised at Saint Margaret’s Church on 20 March 1919 and his family lived at 17 Beresford Road and this was still thier home in 1921. By 1939 his family were living at 4 Raglan Street and Albert worked as a fitter’s mate – hot water pipes. It seems that Albert joined the Army soon after the 1939 Register was taken. 

On 24 May 1940 Albert’s battalion moved from Aubers to a position on the Bethune-Estairs Canal. During the night of 24/25 May the battalion began to be attacked by advancing German troops and early in the morning of 25 May it was reported that it was difficult to get any information about what was happening with the forward companies. 

Albert’s name appears in official casualty list 251, dated 10 July 1940, which records him as being ‘missing – date not recorded’. Official casualty list 1196, of 26 July 1943, states that he was presumed to have died of wounds ‘on or shortly after 24 May 1940’.

Albert's uncle Robert served in the Royal Naval Reserve and died in 1916.